Frankfort Avenue apartments to get a new vibe

3:25 AM,
Oct. 12, 2012

Developers Gant Hill and Ashley Blacketer bought the Clifton Arms apartment complex and after gutting it plan to debut it as the Flats on Frankfort, with the first public showing during the Frankfort Avenue trolley hop on Oct. 26.

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Two partners are renovating a run-down apartment complex in the heart of Clifton into 40 upscale dwellings in a development called the Flats on Frankfort.

The units, all of which are expected to be ready for occupancy in December, are intended to appeal to "people who want a comfortable perch in a fun area and have a nice place to come home to," said developer Gant Hill.

Hill and partner Ashley Blacketer bought the Clifton Arms, a complex built in 1968 at 1911 Frankfort Ave., for $1.36 million last June. Construction began in mid-August, with the first public showing planned for Oct. 26 during the ...